1875.] Rodents and Squirrels. 35 



Order KODENTIA. 



Fam. Sciiiridse. 

 Sub-fam. Pteromydin.ze (Flying-squirrels). 



*76. PtKROHY/S CINHEACET/S. 



Pteromys cineraceus, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xxviii. p. 276 ; P. petaurista,va.r.cineracezis, BL, 

 ibid. xvi. p. 864. Shau-bt/au, Arakan. 



The Burmese Great 'Plying-squirrel inhabits Arakan, Pegu, Tenasserim 

 provinces. It is a large species, very like P. petaurista of Central and 

 Southern India and also Ceylon, but generally with whitish tail; one 

 Tenasserim specimen, however, is unusually rufous, with the tail coloured 

 uniformly with the upper-parts. 



Many specimens of this animal require to be collected and compared 

 together. 



*77. SCTUBOPTERTJS PHAYEEI. 



Sciwopterus phayrei, BlyEh, J". A. S. B. xxviii. p. 278; 8. sagitta, apud Blyth, ibid. 

 xxiv. p. 187. 



Pegu, Tenasserim Provinces, and Cambodja, where it was obtained by 

 Mouhot. It is akin to S. horsfieldi, "Waterhouse (S. aurantiacus, Wagler), 

 of the Malayan peninsula. 



*78. S. SPADICEUS. 



Seiuropterus spadiceus, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xvi. p. 867, pi. xxxvi. fig. 1. Kywat-shoo- 

 byan, Arakan. 



It inhabits Arakan, and is a diminutive species, of the same size as 

 S. volucelh of North America. 



Sub-fam. Sciukin^: ^Squirrels). 



*79. ScnjETJS MACETJBOEDES (J. 151). 



Seiurus macruroides, Hodgson. Lepg-thet, Arakan; Sheu (generic), Tenasserim, 

 Mason. 



The large Black Squirrel. This is the Himalayan S. licolor, auet., with 

 densely clad ear-conch, whereas Malayan specimens referred to the same 

 have an almost nude ear-conch. There is a Tenasserim local race, with 

 broad pale transverse band on the loins, forming a kind of cincture. The 

 true S. bicolor, Sparrman, is now identified with the Javanese race, S. 

 hypoleucus, Horsfield, which is not larger than the S. macrowus com- 



